Structure and properties of bovine hoof horn

Advanced Composites Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-113

  Baillie, Caroline ^a   Southam, Chris ^a   Buxton, Anita ^a   Pavan, Priya ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034355371     PISSN: 09636935     EISSN: 2633366X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096369350000900202     Document Type: Article

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